Senior Backend Software Engineer - Cloud Workload Security Team

TLDR

Own and lead the architecture and implementation of a cloud-native platform handling billions of events daily for global clients, facing optimization challenges in cybersecurity.

Our Purpose

At SentinelOne, we are driven by a clear purpose: to give the advantage to those who secure our future. As AI reshapes how organizations build, operate, and innovate, the responsibility to protect them becomes more critical than ever. When you join SentinelOne, your work helps protect global enterprises, critical infrastructure, and the technologies shaping tomorrow. If you are motivated by meaningful challenges and want your impact to be real, measurable, and global, you will find purpose here.

About Us

SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. Our AI-native platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems to deliver autonomous detection and response with clarity and speed. By combining real-time analytics, intelligent automation, and a unified data foundation, we reduce noise, simplify complexity, and empower security teams to focus on what truly matters.

Our teams are builders, problem-solvers, and innovators committed to shaping the future of security. If you are excited to solve hard problems alongside talented, mission-driven people, we invite you to help us build a safer future for humanity.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer who sees the world differently, who explores and lives to beat the system and challenge it, and who will help build our next-generation cloud workload security offering. You will own and lead the architecture, design, and implementation of a multi-disciplinary cloud-native software platform that will serve thousands of users (from enterprise & public sector clients across the globe, incl. some of the largest companies globally) and billions of events daily as part of SentinelOne's security offering. You will be building distributed systems and end-to-end, high-traffic, practically zero‑latency, real‑time data pipelines that serve all our customers in the area of Cloud security. As a software engineer at SentinelOne, you will face extraordinary performance and optimization challenges due to the scale of our cybersecurity services.

Join us as we strive for new heights of success, utilizing our unparalleled protection for cloud workloads to push the limits of what's possible!

What will you do?

  • Leading, designing, and developing SentinelOne’s cloud workload security offering using cutting-edge technologies and services.
  • Participate in architecture, design, and technological research while considering costs, performance, scale, monitoring, etc.
  • Collaborate with multiple teams and stakeholders to execute the product roadmap.
  • Work in a CI/CD environment 
  • Learn new technologies, mainly in the areas of complex distributed systems in the cloud.

Tech stack includes:

  • Backend: Go, Python, Rust
  • Data & Messaging: Kafka, SQL, and NoSQL databases
  • Infrastructure & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure‑as‑code (such as Terraform).
  • Cloud: Major public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)

What skills & knowledge should you bring?

  • Experience designing and building high-traffic, large-scale microservices and real‑time data pipelines with a critical focus on high availability, ultra‑low latency, and maintainability.
  • Experience developing resilient, cloud-native solutions and real-time data pipelines.
  • At least 5 years of experience with Python or Go
  • Experience working with databases (both SQL and NoSQL)
  • Proven experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  • Experience with Kubernetes - significant advantage
  • Hands-on experience with React (or similar modern JavaScript framework) – strong plus
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka (or equivalent streaming platform) – strong plus
  • Hands-on experience with IAC (such as Terraform, or equivalent streaming platform) – strong plus
  • Strong understanding of software design principles and patterns
  • Self-driven, motivated, and independent with excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to quickly dive into new products and understand their inner workings
  • A degree in Computer Science/Software engineering, or comparable experience 

This U.S. role has a base pay range that will vary based on the location of the candidate. For some locations, a different pay range may apply.  If so, this range will be provided to you during the recruiting process. You can also reach out to the recruiter with any questions.

Base Salary Range
$128,000$150,000 USD

SentinelOne is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

SentinelOne participates in the E-Verify Program for all U.S. based roles. 

SentinelOne provides autonomous security solutions built on AI to protect organizations across endpoint, cloud, and identity environments. Our platform unifies threat prevention, detection, response, and forensics in a single, user-friendly system, enabling businesses to safeguard their assets against evolving cyber threats. Recognized as a leader in the industry, we cater to enterprises in various sectors, ensuring fast, effective defense against advanced attacks.

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$128,000 – $150,000 per year
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